exclusive economic zone

noun

: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it

Examples of exclusive economic zone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chinese Navy ships were spotted inside the U.S. exclusive economic zone of the Bering Sea by a cutter on a routine patrol late last week, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday. —

Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 July 2024 When asked the Philippine claims during a regular press briefing Monday, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the area in question was part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. —

Brad Lendon, CNN, 8 July 2024 Under international law, this shoal falls well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. —

Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 6 July 2024 Palau last year signed a bilateral law enforcement agreement with Washington that will let the US Coast Guard enforce its laws in its exclusive economic zone without a Palau officer present. —

Brad Lendon, CNN, 30 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for exclusive economic zone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exclusive economic zone was in 1975

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